Hobbyhorse toy



L. D. BARR HOBBYHORSE TOY July 10 1923.

Filed Feb. 28 1922 3mm m Lou/Z5 fifiar/f r W Patented July 1Q, 1923.

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LOUIS D. BARR, F TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

HOBBYHORSE TOY.

Application filed February 28, 1922.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LoUIs D. BARR, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington, hasinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hobbyhorse Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hobby horse toys.

An object of the invention is to provide a toy of the characterdescribed having a main body portion on which is adjustably mount ed aseat for the user, so that the device is adapted for use by children ofvarious sizes.

The person using this toy wears skates and sits on the seat holding oneend of the main body in his hands, and the other end is provided withWheels for riding along the ground, so that the person may coast downhills and thereby exercise the muscles of his limbs and body in sodoing.

The details of construction are more par ticularly described and pointedout in the following description and claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device, showing the user in dottedlines.

Fig. 2 is a detail view, showing the seat structure.

The main body of the toy is indicated at 1, one end of which is adaptedto form a handle and be grasped by the user as indicated at 2.Intermediate the ends of shaft 1, is a slot 3 in which is mounted thesecuring means 4: for adjustably securing the seat 5 to the shaft. Atthe lower end of the shaft 1 is secured an axle 6 which extendstransversely of the shaft and is secured thereto at its central portion.Wheels 7 are mounted on the ends of the axle for engagement with theground. The shaft is secured to axle 6, so that the center line thereofintersects the center line of the axle, which is the axis of the wheels7. The wheels are carried at a substantial distance apart, so that inrotatably I Serial No. 539,977.

use they will prevent the device from turnng over when riding overunlevel surfaces 111 an obvious manner.

To use this device, the seat is first adjusted to the proper positionfor the size of the user, and secured against movement on the shaft. Theuser then puts skates on his feet and straddles the shaft 1, grasps thehandle 2-, and sits on the seat, and in this position holds his ownweight with his arms and legs, and may coast down hills or even skatealong the level ground and then coast after sufficient momentum isgotten up. This produces a simple and inexpensive construction, whichexercises the muscles of the body and affords unlimited amusement,particularly for children.

It will be noted that the relative position of the skate wheels and thewheels 7 is such as shown in Fig. 1, that the wheels 7 will trackoutside the skate wheels when the user is coasting, and the wheels 7 maytherefore be depended upon to prevent the device from upsetting as abovedescribed.

lVhat I claim is:

A device ofthe class described, comprisi g a standard having one endforming a handle, a seat mounted on the standard between the ends, an.axle secured intermediate its ends to the other end of the standard, thecenter line of the axle and standard intersecting, and wheels mounted onthe ends of the axle and spaced a substantial distance apart, wherebythe weight of the user is applied to the wheels at the axes thereofbetween the points of engagement with the ground to prevent the devicefrom turning over in use.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS D. BARR. Witnesses:

L. C. STEVENSON, D. O. CHAMBERLAIN.

